One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.

There is a huge amount of DNA in most human cells, and that DNA has to be carefully compacted and organized so that it will ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...